Any Shape You Take

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Any Shape You Take
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Studio album by
Indigo De Souza
ReleasedAugust 27, 2021
Genre
Label Saddle Creek
Producer
  • Indigo De Souza
  • Brad Cook
Indigo De Souza chronology
I Love My Mom
(2018)		Any Shape You Take
(2021)		 All of This Will End
(2023)

Any Shape You Take is the second album by North Carolina-based singer Indigo De Souza. It was released on August 27, 2021, by Saddle Creek Records. [1] [2] It was recorded with Brad Cook, who has worked alongside musicians like Liz Phair, Bon Iver, and Waxahatchee. [3]

Contents

Composition

Any Shape You Take's "hooky, jagged" indie rock songs have been described collectively as a "masterwork" of the genre. [4] [5] And for being "steeped in alternative '90s goodness", it has been compared to works by bands such as the Breeders and Dinosaur Jr. [6] Meanwhile, the album's grunge-influenced rock tracks have been regarded as a "masterful slice of grunge pop". [7] [8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.2/10 [9]
Metacritic 84/100 [10]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The A.V. Club A− [5]
Gigwise 10/10 [11]
The Line of Best Fit 9/10 [12]
Loud and Quiet 7/10 [13]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Paste 8.6/10 [14]
Pitchfork 8.3/10 [15]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Uncut 8/10 [6]

Any Shape You Take received critical acclaim. On Metacritic, it holds a score of 84 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim", based on fifteen reviews. [10]

Alex McLevy for The A.V. Club applauded the record, seeing it as "ferocious and vulnerable in equal measure" and "one of the year's best." [5] Jason Anderson for Uncut called De Souza's songs "as jagged as they are exuberant." [6] Gigwise saw the album as imbuing "existentialism in an intricately crafted mixture of melancholy joy." [11] The Line of Best Fit dubbed De Souza's songwriting as "unafraid of expressing (neither) the depths nor the heights of a life lived with supreme sensitivity." [12]

Accolades

Any Shape You Take on year-end lists
PublicationListRankRef.
Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2021
25
Pitchfork
The 31 Best Rock Albums of 2021
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Track listing

  1. "17" – 3:06
  2. "Darker than Death" – 3:12
  3. "Die/Cry" – 2:26
  4. "Pretty Pictures" – 2:58
  5. "Real Pain" – 4:50
  6. "Bad Dream" – 4:52
  7. "Late Night Crawler" – 4:17
  8. "Hold U" – 4:16
  9. "Way Out" – 4:01
  10. "Kill Me" – 4:20

References

  1. ↑ "Indigo De Souza announces new album 'Any Shape You Take'". DIY . June 15, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  2. ↑ Danielle Chelosky (June 15, 2021). "Indigo De Souza Announces New Album 'Any Shape You Take': Hear "Kill Me"". Stereogum . Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  3. ↑ Danielle Chelosky (July 14, 2021). "Indigo De Souza Interview: The Making Of Her New Album 'Any Shape You Take'". Stereogum . Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  4. 1 2 Marcy Donelson. "Any Shape You Take - Indigo De Souza". AllMusic . Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 Alex McLevy (August 26, 2021). "Album review: Indigo De Souza's Any Shape You Take is a classic". The A.V. Club . Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 "Uncut - September 2021". Internet Archive . Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  7. 1 2 Tony Inglis (August 23, 2021). "Indigo De Souza album review: Any Shape You Take - The Skinny". The Skinny . Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  8. 1 2 Rhys Buchanan (August 24, 2021). "Indigo De Souza – 'Any Shape You Take' review: finding love through turmoil". NME . Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Any Shape of You by Indigo De Souza reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  10. 1 2 "Any Shape You Take by Indigo De Souza Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  11. 1 2 Joe Smith (August 26, 2021). "Album Review: Indigo De Souza - Any Shape You Take". Gigwise . Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  12. 1 2 Ben Lynch (August 23, 2021). "Indigo De Souza - Any Shape You Take". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  13. ↑ Susan Darlington (August 23, 2021). "Indigo De Souza - Any Shape You Take - Album Review - Loud and Quiet". Loud and Quiet . Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  14. ↑ Scott Russell (August 27, 2021). "Indigo De Souza:'Any Shape You Take' Album Review - Paste". Paste . Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  15. ↑ Cat Zhang. "Indigo De Souza: Any Shape You Take Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  16. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2021". Paste . November 29, 2021. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  17. ↑ Pitchfork (December 7, 2021). "The 50 Best Albums of 2021". Pitchfork . Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  18. ↑ Pitchfork (December 8, 2021). "The 31 Best Rock Albums of 2021". Pitchfork . Retrieved December 8, 2021.
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